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The Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals are a series of exhibition halls at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. The halls opened on June 12, 2021, as a complete redesign of their predecessors, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Gems and Minerals and Morgan Memorial Hall ...
The New York Mineralogical Club, Inc. is the oldest continually-operating mineral club in the United States. [1] The club was founded by George Frederick Kunz, Benjamin B. Chamberlin and Professor Daniel S. Martin, on September 21, 1886, in the home of Professor Daniel S. Martin at 236 West 4th Street, New York City.
In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. [ 80 ] ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue ...
The Main entrance to the Mineral Show The presentation of a new edition of Mineralientage by the Keilmann's family. Mineralientage München is the largest mineral show in Europe, held in the Bavarian city of Munich (München in German), a few weeks after the Oktoberfest. It began in 1964 and celebrated its 50th edition in 2014. [1]
Lake Placid, New York. Lake Placid is a beautiful place to visit year-round, with the Adirondack Mountains in the background. The area comes alive in the winter, with many outdoor recreation ...
Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated quartz crystals discovered within exposed outcrops of dolomite in and around Herkimer County, New York, and the Mohawk River Valley in the US. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are not diamonds ; the "diamond" in their name is due to both their clarity and well-formed faces.
The Cambodian 'sunset' ruby is 50 times more rare than a diamond, and there has been no significant raw gem discovery in the last 20 years. A flawless sunset ruby the size of a fingernail can ...
ELLE DECOR A-List designer Ken Fulk has joined forces with Sotheby’s for its second chapter of Visions of America auction series, a week-long event comprising seven live and online auctions ...